I thought I read an article in MR about a guy who had a layout on a high shelf and accessed it from a ladder. Anyone remember the article (or where I might have seen it) - especially the issue of MR it might have appeared in?
I'd like to show it to my friend for inspiration.
I did find one somewhat similar example in this MR special issue: http://www.kalmbachstore.com/mr8100801.html
It's not the layout I was thinking of though.